Marina Man and Woman of the Year

The Marina Foundation took over the annual Marina Man and Woman of the Year awards program from the Marina Chamber of Commerce and is proud to continue this long-running community awards program, which recognizes two outstanding Marina citizens who have served the Marina community with distinction during the calendar year and over a period of years.
Highlights & Impact
- In 2023 the awards ceremony will be held at the Spring Hill Suites at the Dunes in Marina.
- Members of the public make the nominations; past recipients review the nominations and decide who should win.
- The previous year’s recipients present the awards to the current year’s recipients.
- The Marina Man and Woman of the Year awards ceremony is the only general fundraiser held by TMF, and it usually includes a silent auction.
2023 Marina Man and Woman of the Year Awards
The Marina Foundation is proud to continue this long running community awards program given annually to two outstanding Marina citizens. Nominations are for individuals who have served the Marina community with distinction during the calendar year 2023 and over a period of years. Two awards – Man of the Year and Woman of the Year will be presented on Saturday night, April 15th at the SpringHill Suites in Marina.
Event Date:
Apr 15, 2023 at 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location:
Springhill Suites by Marriott
215 10th Street
Marina, CA 93933
2022 Recipients
- Nancy Fortman current presented as Woman of the Year.
- Mike Masterson current presented as Man of the Year.
- The nomination committee also elected to present Jeanne Nakagawa with the Lifetime of Service Award.
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors of the 2022 awards presentation: Central Coast Federal Credit Union, Monterey Peninsula Engineering, First Pacific Financial Services, the Marina Club, and SpringHill Suites.




Past Recipients
Man Of The Year
1995 | N/A |
1996 | JAMES FORD |
1997 | N/A |
1998 | FERNANDO MANZANAL |
1999 | N/A |
2000 | N/A |
2001 | ROBERT EGGERS |
2002 | STEVE EMERSON |
2003 | BOB SCHAFFER |
2004 | GUY LUCAS |
2005 | N/A |
2006 | GORDON NAKAGAWA |
2007 | TOM HORNICK |
2008 | N/A |
2009 | CAMBREL MARSHALL |
2010 | CARL FARlA |
2011 | KEN GRAY |
2012 | MIKE MAST |
2013 | JACK STEWART |
2014 | MICHAEL GRAHAM |
2015 | SID WILLIAMS |
2016 | BUTCH FERNANDEZ |
2017 | MICHAEL OWEN |
2018 | ALLEN BOWMAN |
2019 | RON LEBDA |
2020 | JIM OSBORN |
2021 | TERRY SIEGRIST |
2022 | J. MICHAEL MASTERSON |
Woman Of The Year
1995 | EDITH JOHNSEN |
1996 | N/A |
1997 | CANDY MYERS-OWEN |
1998 | N/A |
1999 | PATTI BRADSHAW |
2000 | LENORE MASTERSON ROBERT |
2001 | N/A |
2002 | DOROTHY EMERSON |
2003 | N/A |
2004 | N/A |
2005 | ILA METTEE-MC CUTCHON |
2006 | JEANNE NAKAGAWA |
2007 | ADELIA HORNICK |
2008 | RENEE BAILEY |
2009 | INEZ LOCKWOOD |
2010 | JACKIE GONZALES |
2011 | DARLENA RIDLER |
2012 | SALLY FRENCH |
2013 | JOY }UNSAY |
2014 | ASTRID LANG |
2015 | LIS BILLINGSLEY |
2016 | LEI FERNANDEZ |
2017 | GRACE SILVA-SANTELLA |
2018 | JOANNE BOWMAN |
2019 | DANA CLEARY |
2020 | CHERYL SWIX |
2021 | NANCY AMADEO |
2022 | NANCY FORTMAN |
Lifetime of Service to the Marina Community Award
2018 | Roger Williams |
2019 | Edith Johnsen |
2020 | Joan Blake |
2021 | Lenore Masterson |
2022 | Jeanne Nakagawa |